Kanji

舟

boat, ship

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

舟部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シュウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ふね, ふな-, -ぶね

Nanori (Name Reading)

のり, ふね

Common Readings

シュウ, ふな, ふね

Example sentences

ふね
静かな湖で小さな舟を漕ぐ。

Rowing a small boat on a quiet lake.

小舟 こぶね
湖に浮かぶ小舟が、夕日に照らされている。

A small boat floating on the lake is illuminated by the setting sun.

ゆらゆら ゆらゆら
水面で小舟がゆらゆらと揺れている。

A small boat is swaying slowly on the surface of the water.

方舟 はこぶね
旧約聖書には、大洪水に備えてノアが巨大な方舟を造ったという物語がある。

In the Old Testament, there is a story that Noah built a giant ark in preparation for a great flood.

呉越同舟 ごえつどうしゅう
選挙のために、対立していた二つの政党が手を組むのは、まさに呉越同舟だ。

It is truly a case of 'bitter enemies in the same boat' that the two opposing political parties are joining hands for the election.

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